In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a sequence or combination of keystrokes on a computer keyboard which invokes commands in software.
Most keyboard shortcuts require the user to press a single key or a sequence of keys one after the other. Other keyboard shortcuts require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously (indicated in the tables below by this sign: +). Keyboard shortcuts may depend on the keyboard layout (localization).
Comparison of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are a common aspect of most modern operating systems and associated software applications. Their use is pervasive enough that some users consider them an important element of their routine interactions with a computer. Whether used as a matter of personal preference or for adaptive technology, the pervasiveness of common conventions means that a meaningful comparison of keyboard shortcuts can be made across various widely used operating systems.
Cells with a yellow background in the tables below denote Apple's "sacred" keybindings.
General shortcuts
A note regarding KDE's shortcuts is that they can be changed and the below list contains the defaults. Some of the combinations are not true for localized versions of operating systems. For example, in a non-English version of Windows, the Edit menu is not always bound to the E shortcut. Furthermore, many shortcuts (such as Ctrl+Z, Alt+E, etc.) are just common conventions and are not handled by the operating system. Whether such commands are implemented (or not) depends on how an actual application program (such as an editor) is written. Not all applications follow (all of) these conventions, so if it doesn't work, it isn't compatible.
Power management
Screenshots
Text editing
Many of these commands may be combined with ⇧ Shift to select a region of text.
Text formatting
Web browsers
Tab management
Window management
Command line shortcuts
Below is a list of common keyboard shortcuts that are used in a command line environment.
Accessibility,
- In Windows, it is possible to disable these shortcuts using the Accessibility or Ease of Access control panel.
- In GNOME, these shortcuts are possible, if Universal Access is enabled on the system.
See also
- Keyboard shortcut
- Microsoft Windows key shortcuts
- Common User Access (CUA)
- Computer keyboard
- Human interface guidelines
- Pointing device gesture
Notes
References
External links
- General
- Firefox browser keyboard shortcuts
- macOS
- Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts
- Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
- Contacts Keyboard Shortcuts
- Mail (Mountain Lion) Keyboard Shortcuts
- Messages (Yosemite) Keyboard Shortcuts
- General Windows Applications
- Microsoft Support, Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
- Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
- Linux/GNU
- GNOME
- Useful keyboard shortcuts
- Keyboard Navigation
- Set Keyboard Shortcuts
- Universal Access
- Usage
- Keyboard Interaction
- http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/unstable/* for the latest documentation of unstable
- KDE
- KDE Fundamentals: Common Keyboard Shortcuts
- KDE Community Wiki: KDE Visual Design Group/HIG/Keyboard Shortcuts
- Office Suites
- OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice
- OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice Keyboard Shortcuts
- OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice
- Web Browsers
- Mozilla Firefox for Linux
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Google Chrome
- Linux Keyboard Shortcuts
- Opera
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Web (previously Epiphany) official web browser for GNOME
- Shortcuts
- Mozilla Firefox for Linux
- GNOME
